June 8, 2023 5:43 PM

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India conducts successful flight test of Agni Prime ballistic missile off Odisha coast

New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni Prime was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile was flight tested from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha last evening.<br />''<br />''The Defence Ministry said, all objectives were successfully demonstrated during the flight test and this was the first pre-induction night launch conducted by the users after three successful developmental trials of the missile. It has a range of up to two thousand kilometers.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Senior officials from DRDO and Strategic Forces Command witnessed the successful flight test, which paved the way for the induction of the system into the Armed Forces. <br />''<br />''Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and the Armed Forces for the success as well as the copy-book performance of the New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni Prime. Chairman of DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat appreciated the efforts put in by the teams of DRDO laboratories and the users involved in the test launch.</span>

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